Teaching Assistant

Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD15 7HB

Deadline is today

• Closing date

  13 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12,835.00 - £13,244.00 Annually (Actual) Band 5 SCP 4 - 6

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant who is committed to supporting the learning of students to join our dedicated team at Beckfoot Allerton. You will work alongside teaching staff to support learning, promote inclusion, and help all students to achieve their full potential. You will build strong relationships, model our values of , and help create a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment. We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, adaptable and motivated to support young people of all abilities and backgrounds
• Can work collaboratively as part of a team
• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and equality
• Has high expectations of themselves and others
• Shares our vision for creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

Permanent, part time, 22.5 hours per week, 10.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday

Why choose Beckfoot Allerton

Beckfoot Allerton is a thriving two-form entry primary school with a popular nursery, proudly on a rapid journey to remarkable.

We believe that exceptional schools are built on strong teams.

At Beckfoot Allerton:

We invest in our staff through high-quality CPD, coaching and regular feedback.

Our staff feel a strong sense of belonging, as reflected in our staff survey results.

We know that when staff feel valued, they create the conditions for learners to thrive.

We are a highly inclusive and supportive school, driven by ambition for every child. With a relentless focus on academic excellence and personal growth, our work, and its impact, is increasingly gaining recognition.

We care deeply about the community we serve, and are determined that every child will:

Access a well-planned, academically rigorous curriculum.

Experience high-quality, inclusive teaching every day.

Be well-prepared for a successful transition into secondary education.

We sum up our vision in one powerful sentence: “Beckfoot Allerton ensured that all pupils gained powerful knowledge, behaved brilliantly, and became confident community contributors.”

About Beckfoot Trust

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of ten diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another.

We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together with Team Beckfoot Allerton, we’re making a real difference in our community.

Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and how you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

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This post is also relevant to the Disqualification from Childcare Regulations, and you have a duty to inform the Trust if you are automatically disqualified from providing childcare by having committed a disqualifiable offence or disqualifying event - see Appendix 2 in the Recruitment Policy for more details

Beckfoot Trust collects and processes personal data in accordance with UK Data Protection Laws. For more information on the personal data we collect and why, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice: Beckfoot Trust - Privacy Notices

Click on the useful links below for further information:

• Beckfoot Trust - Policies and Documents
• Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: When you need to tell someone about your criminal record - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Beckfoot Trust.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our Recruitment Team on the contact details below.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful staff will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beckfoot-allerton-primary-school-and-nursery

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